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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
guerdon n 1: a reward or payment | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Guerdon \Guer"don\, n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarl[=o]n; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l[=o]n reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le['a]n Goth. laun. See Withers.] A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. --Byron. [1913 Webster] He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Guerdon \Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n.] To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.] [1913 Webster] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] | ||
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